ʻO ke kahua mokulele nui ʻelua ma United Kingdom, ua kūʻai aku ʻia ke kahua mokulele ʻo London Gatwick iā France Vinci no ka £ 2.9 biliona. Ma lalo o nā ʻōlelo o ka ʻaelike, e kūʻai aku ana kahi consortium i alakaʻi ʻia e ke kālā hoʻopukapuka kālā a US Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) i kahi 50.01% stake i Vinci Airport.
Vinci hana ma luna o 40 airports puni ka honua ma waena o ʻEulopa, ʻAsia a me ʻAmelika. Ma waena o kā lākou kōpena ʻo Tokyo Kansai, Osaka, Santiago de Chile a me kekahi mau kahua mokulele nui ma Palani, Phnomh Penh, a me Lisbon.
ʻO Gatwick ka walu ʻoi loa o nā kahua mokulele ma ʻEulopa e like me nā helu o nā mea holo.
Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Michael McGhee, ka hoa GIP: "Manaʻo mākou e hoʻopau ʻia ka hana ma ka waena o kēia makahiki e hiki mai ana, me ka hui alakaʻi alakaʻi kiʻekiʻe e waiho ana ma kahi. Loaʻa ka consortium GIP iā Gatwick ma 2009 no ka £ 1.5 biliona.
E noho ka hui luna kiʻekiʻe ma Gatwick ma hope o ka ʻaelike, me ka luna ʻo Sir David Higgins, ka luna exec Stewart Wingate, a me ke aliʻi kālā ʻo Nick Dunn e hoʻomau nei i kā lākou kuleana.
E hoʻomau ʻo GIP i ka mālama ʻana i ka hoihoi 49.99% i koe ma Gatwick ma hope o ka pau ʻana o ka hana ma ka hapaha ʻelua.
ʻO Nicolas Notebaert, ka pelekikena o Vinci Airport, i ʻōlelo: “Ma ke ʻano he hoa hana ʻo Gatwick hou, e kākoʻo a paipai ʻo Vinci Airport i ka ulu ʻana o ke kaʻa, ka maikaʻi o ka hana a me ka hoʻohana ʻana i kāna mākaukau kūwaho i ka hoʻomohala ʻana i nā hana kalepa e hoʻomaikaʻi hou i ka ʻoluʻolu o ka poʻe ohua a me ka ʻike.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- “As Gatwick's new industrial partner, Vinci Airports will support and encourage the growth of traffic, operational efficiency and leverage its international expertise in the development of commercial activities to further improve passenger satisfaction and experience.
- The second largest airport in the United Kingdom, London Gatwick Airport has been sold to France's Vinci for £2.
- “We expect the transaction to be completed by the middle of next year, with the senior leadership team remaining in place.
